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Which of the following are the functions of marriage ?

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  1. Social sanction for a man and woman to live together

  2. Is the base of the family

  3. Provides a legal sanctity in relationship

  4. All

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Marriage is an important social institution. It provides social sanction for a man and a woman to live together. It gives legal sanctity to the relation of man and woman and legitimizes the children born out of the wedlock. It is the base for the creation of family. Nourishment, procreation, and socialization occur in the family.

According to Summer and Keller, Like living beings that have organs and cells, societies also have ____________.

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  1. Customs

  2. Institutions

  3. Customs and Institutions

  4. None

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
According to ‘Summer and Keller’, “Like living beings that have organs and cells, societies also have customs and institutions. 
While different organs and cells of living being perform different functions, custom and institution have their own roles in fulfilling the needs of society and determine regulatory behaviour.

 According to ______________ " A social institution is a permanent structure that fulfills the desires of human beings ".

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  1. Summer

  2. Keller

  3. Both

  4. None

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

According to Summer," A social institution is a permanent structure that fulfils the desire of human beings". It suggests that social institutions have always been present in the society fulfilling human needs and sustaining human requirements.

Which of the following are examples of social institutions ?

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  1. State

  2. Family

  3. Marriage

  4. All

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

State, Marriage, and Family are Social institutions. They provide social recognition, fulfill needs and assign roles to human beings.

Which of the following are the functions of a family ?

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  1. Nourishment of the members

  2. Security and Socialisation

  3. Both

  4. None

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Family is the basic social institution. It is the primary platform where socialization, interaction and cultural transmission takes place. It provides care, nurture, shelter to all its members and assigns roles to everyone. It also provides social security to the members. It mainly provides skills and nourishment needed for the younger members to become part of the society as adults.

Which of the following is the main role of the family ?

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  1. Nourishment

  2. Security

  3. Socialisation

  4. All

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Family assigns a relationship to all its members. The members function as per their roles. The main role of the family is to nourish its members. The elders like grandparents take care of the babies with caution until they become grownups. The family also provides nursing for the sick member or the week elder members.

Religion aides in the preservation of values like truthfulness, honesty, and non-violence. 

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A

Socialisation spread the values like truthfulness, honesty and non-violence.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Socialization is the process of inculcating social values in human being to make him a responsible social being. It is the process of learning social behaviour. In society, good behaviour is expected to adopt and learn to live by the standard acceptable behaviour of the society. The values like honesty, truthfulness, and non-violence are learned by the process of socialization.

What are the importance of social institutions?

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  1. Medium of Culture

  2. Fulfil the needs of the members

  3. It provide roles to individuals

  4. Define and regulate the behaviour of members

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Correct Option: A,B,C,D
Explanation:
Following are the importance of social institutions:
1. Medium of Culture: Social institutions are the medium of transfer cultural aspects like knowledge, customs, values and others from generation to generation. Hence, social institutions are important for the social life. 

2. Fulfil the needs of the members: Social institutions fulfil the basic needs of human beings and also regulate their behaviour. 

3. Define and regulate the behaviour of members: The social institutions prescribe and define good and bad behaviours. Schools define our way of dressing and other behaviours. The school corrects our bad behaviour by various means like punishment, reprimands and rustication. If the desired correction is not achieved, then the school resorts to legal course of action. Like this, social institutions thrive to regulate the human behaviours. 

4. Social Institutions provide roles to individuals: The social institutions assign role to their members based on their age and other yardsticks. Family assigns relationships based on the age. Similarly, social institutions assign role to members by defining their relationships. 

Which of the following is/are not the function of religion?

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  1. Social control

  2. Base for the Family

  3. Security and Socialisation

  4. Socialisation

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Correct Option: B,C
Explanation:

Religion is another social institution found in all societies. Religion grew along with human civilisation. The following are its functions: 

1. Socialisation: Religion is one of the main medium of socialisation. It aids the spread of values like truthfulness, patience, peace, sacrifice and others by various customs and rituals. 

2. Social Unity: Religion fosters unity. Truthfulness, honesty and non-violence are some of the religious values that aid the social unity. By employing symbols and customs, religion creates unity among the members. 

3. Protection of values: Religion aides in the preservation of values like truthfulness, honesty, and non-violence. These values are supported by all the religions. All of them instruct values in human life. 

4. Social control: Religion is one of the major means of achieving social control. It controls the human life through God and spiritual concepts. Religion guides its members to be disciplined and civilised. There is a need to understand this function of religion and stop hating other religions.